Author: Anthony
Anthony
Anthony cofounded Board Gamers Anonymous in 2013 and has been on (almost) every episode. Today, he lives in Philadelphia with his family and teaches first year writing at Thomas Jefferson University.
Chris and Anthony are talking about word games this week! Check out our top 10 games all about words and wordplay, plus reviews of recent plays and our question of the week. We kick things off by asking the listeners how many times they play a game before they feel comfortable remembering the rules in our question of the week. For acquisition disorders this week, Anthony digs into the new game from Horrible Games – Dragon Castle – a beautiful, modern take on majhong. Chris then looks at the 7 Wonders Anniversary Packs for both Cities and Leaders. At the…
Jason sits down with Danny Lott, designer of Coma Ward to discuss his new Kickstarter project. The game, now on Kickstarter from Everything Epic Games, is a horror adventure board game taking place in a hospital. Learn how the game came together, what it offers that’s unique in the space, and whether you should consider backing it in this week’s Preview Series episode.
We interrupt our regularly scheduled podcast (sorry, AJ!) in order to bring you coverage of one of the hottest kickstarter projects of the year – 7th Continent. Anthony was unable to make it, but Jason was lucky enough to get help from game designer and podcaster Peter Gousis, as well as reviewer Zach Homrighaus. We go on the deepest of deep dives, analyzing 7th Continent from multiple angles. We talk about theme, player and world-based mechanisms, comparisons to other adventure games, player count, replay-ability and reset-ability, and a whole host of other topics. We hope that, if you are on…
More fantasy adventure! Jason chats with Tristan Hall, the designer of Gloom of Kilforth, who is currently running a kickstarter for a reprint of the base game and some small expansions. If you like games like Talisman or Runebound, this one might be for you! We also get into some critical questions that players have asked about the game, then talk about some other projects that Tristan has on the hopper.
Chris and Anthony are back this week with another if you like… episode. This week, we’re looking at Stefan Feld’s The Castles of Burgundy – one of the highest rated point salad games every made! Specifically, we’re going to dive into six games you might like if you also like Castles of Burgundy, with two lighter games, two medium games, and two slightly heavier games. In addition, we have our question of the week, asking people what games they consider average that they are tired of others heaping praise on. Then Anthony dives into his acquisition disorder with Artificial Intelligence,…
Anthony and Jason sit down and discuss 7 more games from Gen Con and the summer. We’re knocking out a big backlog of the biggest and best games we got to the table this summer, so make sure to check out our run through of the following: Flipships Triplock Magic Maze Terraforming Mars: Hellas & Elysium Eldritch Horror: Cities of Ruin T.I.M.E Stories: Lumen Fidei Summit: The Board Game If you haven’t yet, be sure to connect with us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/boardgamersanonymous), Twitter (http://twitter.com/bgapodcast), and on our website (www.www.boardgamersanonymous.com). You can support the show as well by donating on Patreon…
We’re excited to bring you another contest opportunity this month, sponsored by Geeks 1st. Geeks 1st specializes in producing modular game organizers for a range of different game types, including board games, deck builders, CCGs, and more. To help you get the most out of your collection, we’re partnering with Geeks 1st to provide three lucky winners with the opportunity to fix their games and make them look nice and organized. Entering is easy. Simply click here or the link below to get started, tell us about the game you’d like fixed, and then submit an image on our Facebook…
This week, Jason has a chat with Viktor Peter and David Turczi about their latest project, Cerebria: The Inside World. Mindclash Games has certainly earned some momentum with Trickerion and Anachrony before it. Now they hope to keep it moving with this complex, faction vs. faction game where different aspects of a person’s psyche vie for ultimate control. Viktor and David talk about the game’s origin, mechanisms, levels of interaction, and solo play. As of this recording, you have less than 10 days to go in the campaign, so check it out! If you haven’t yet, be sure to connect…
Chris and Anthony are back with another BGG Hotness review, giving you a rundown of the 15 hottest games on BGG right now, why they’re there, and whether we’re equally hyped about them. To kick this week’s episode off, we announced a brand new contest. If you haven’t yet, make sure to check out our Fix My Game! Contest, sponsored by Geeks 1st. You can win a gift certificate to Geeks 1st for modular game organizers of your choice. Our question of the week this week asked listeners what game they are tired of hearing other people dump on. Find…
I am not the biggest fan of adventure games. I like them well enough, and if they have well-crafted miniatures in them, I’ll buy them (against better judgment), but they don’t capture me the same way a puzzley euro will. Which is why I was so incredibly happy to have found Legends of Andor – a game that bucks many of the issues I have with standard dice-based adventure games and produces a memorable and thematic gameplay experience alongside engaging, intellectually stimulating mechanics. This is a game I’ve had my eyes on for some time, and for whatever reason never…